Hassan Shariatmadari
Hassan Shariatmadari | |
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| حسن شریعتمداری | |
Shariatmadari in July 2015 | |
| Born | 26 May 1947 |
| Alma mater | Sharif University of Technology University of Tehran |
| Occupations | Politician, activist |
| Political party | United Republicans of Iran (2004–present) Muslim People's Republic Party (1979–1980) |
| Father | Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari |
Hassan Shariatmadari (born 26 May 1947) is an Iranian politician, opposition leader, and the Secretary General of the Iran Transition Council. He is the founder of the United Republicans of Iran (URI) and a proponent of the Free Elections Movement in Iran.
The son of Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari, a leading religious authority who opposed the theocratic constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hassan Shariatmadari played a key role in the early opposition to Ruhollah Khomeini before being forced into exile. He currently resides in Hamburg, Germany.